In order to enable the CERC RAID controllerÃ‚Â’s automatic drive rebuild feature, use the CERC BIOS Configuration Utility or the WebBIOS Configuration Utility to designate one or more hard drives as a hot spare when configuring the array.

If a hard drive fails and a hot spare with sufficient capacity to rebuild the failed drive is not available, follow these steps:

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